Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) will begin working on repaving 39 sections on the Burke-Gilman Trail in northeast in early June 2019. The work will take place between 30th Ave. NE and the King County/Seattle border near NE 145th St. SPR awarded the construction contract to Northwest Asphalt, Inc. Work is… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to participate in the renovation of the south play area at Fairmount Playground. Please join us for a Public Meeting on Thursday, May 30, 2019 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Fairmount Park Elementary cafeteria, 3800 S.W. Findlay St. This is an… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle (May 6, 2019) – Following unanimous confirmation votes by the City Council Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today held a swearings-in event for Jesús S. Aguirre as Superintendent of the Department of Parks & Recreation (SPR) and for Dr. Amarah Khan as first-ever Director of the new Office of the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and the King County Noxious Weed Program invite the community to an informational Open House to learn about an aquatic noxious weed treatment project in South Portage Bay. Please join us on Thursday, May 23, 2019 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Montlake Community… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Council voted today to authorize Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) to enter into a community partnership with Seattle Academy for the redevelopment of the South Park Community Center field. SPR and Seattle Academy have been working over the last year to develop a partnership with the mutual goal… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and our partners invite the community to celebrate the new trails and forest at the Capehart site in Discovery Park, 3801 Discovery Park Blvd., Seattle, WA 98199. Please join us on May 11, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. This is an opportunity to celebrate the partners… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) would like to thank everyone who has participated in the process for the new park in West Seattle at 48th Ave. SW and SW Charlestown St. The design team gathered formative input from the community on three design concepts at the meeting held on April… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) has secured funding for an emergency public works contract to repair the comfort station at Maple Leaf Park, which was extensively damaged by arson. SPR recently completed the necessary construction documents and obtained the permits needed to move this project forward. Ohno Touchdown will begin… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is happy to announce five Olmsted sites have been selected to receive funding for improvement projects from the current Seattle Park District funding cycle. The five sites are: Lake Washington Boulevard parks – Colman Park Magnolia Boulevard Queen Anne Boulevard Schmitz Boulevard Hiawatha Park – North… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to learn about and to help design the new park at 48th Ave. SW and SW Charlestown St. Please join SPR and Cascade Design Collaborative staff on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Dakota Place Park, 4304 SW… [ Keep reading ]
